omnipotent

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɒmˈnɪpətənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɑmˈnɪpətənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(om nip′ə tənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
om•nip•o•tent /ɑmˈnɪpətənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. infinite in power, such as God.
See -pot-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
om•nip•o•tent  (om nip′ə tənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. almighty or infinite in power, as God.
  2. having very great or unlimited authority or power.

n. 
  1. an omnipotent being.
  2. Religion the Omnipotent, God.
  • Latin omnipotent- (stem of omnipotēns), equivalent. to omni- omni- + potent- (see potent1)
  • Middle English 1275–1325
om•nip′o•tent•ly, adv. 
    2. powerful, mighty, supreme.
    2. impotent, powerless, helpless.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
omnipotent /ɒmˈnɪpətənt/ adj
  1. having very great or unlimited power
 n
  1. the Omnipotent ⇒ an epithet for God
Etymology: 14th Century: via Old French from Latin omnipotens all-powerful, from omni- + potens, from posse to be ableomˈnipotence n omˈnipotently adv
'omnipotent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
almighty - all-powerful - creationism - omnipotence
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